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June is Audio Book Month! So many books, so little time. From books on tape, to books on CD, to the latest format Play-away…

I love to read and have enjoyed the activity - or is it inactivity - my whole life. As my life has become more hectic, whenever I sit down to read I fall asleep, making it hard to keep up with all the interesting books I’d like to read. So I was happy to discover audio books: they allow me to “read” without having to sit down. I can “read” while doing boring housework and when working in the yard. Some people listen to audio books when commuting or traveling.

I recently enjoyed listening to an old favorite, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The audio book experience was just as intense as reading the print version and seeing it as a movie.

Technology on the move…

Just like videocassettes, audio cassettes are being phased out; but we do still have many audio books available in this format. Our collection of books on CD continues to grow and we have started getting books on Play-away. A Play-away is an audio book on a small MP3 player. They’re great: you don’t need to have your own player to listen; all you need is a set of earphones, or ear buds, to plug into the device and you can play-away…(there are ear buds available for sale at the AV and reference desks).

You can also download audio books, come in and talk to the AV department or give them a call, at 781-314-3425 X5, for specifics. If you’re a resident of Waltham and want to start downloading right away, you can do that from home.

Thanks to audio books, where reading used to be a solo activity it can now be one of many activities. Of course I do, on occasion, still sit down to read, being sure to set my alarm first…just in case…zzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !!!

I totally agree! Great blog, Jeanette! I haven’t got time to sit still and read, but my truck “reads” to me for almost 2 hours while I drive here and home every day!

Comment by Gerry

June 1, 2009 @ 8:10 pm

Ditto from me too! No commercials like when you listen to the radio. I love audiobooks for driving in the car and I agree the new play-aways are great for walking and gardening. Our AV department has lots to choose from.

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